PASSHE Geology Field Experience

Hosted by: Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (All Universities)

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Photograph from summer 2022 of students measuring strike and dip from a bedding plane in Ordovician rocks of central PA's Valley and Ridge.

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This photo shows students in the field during field mapping work of summer 2022.

Provenance: This is from our PASSHE field experience website. The photo was taken by one of the faculty members who taught the course in summer 2022.
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2023-05-21-2023-06-23

https://www.passhe.edu/inside/ASA/Pages/geology-field-experience.aspx

Description

The Geology Field Experience allows students to apply their knowledge and skills to the investigation of Pennsylvania's unique and varied geology throughout the state with field-based modules taught in the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Allegheny Plateau and other physiographic regions. Students will develop fundamental skills such as lithologic and stratigraphic section mapping, surficial, landform, and bedrock mapping, and geophysical and environmental techniques, and more. This low-cost, 5-week, immersive, field-based course is collaboratively taught by faculty from three universities and students will stay in the residence halls at each campus (in 2023 this includes West Chester, Shippensburg, and Slippery Rock Universities) where they will have access to on and off-campus resources. This project is, in part, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, to create a multi-faceted, sustainable geoscience learning ecosystem designed to foster statewide collaboration among faculty, government and industry partners, and other entities to meet the needs of our diverse local communities.

Credits

6

Application Deadline

2022-03-01

Costs

Tuition - $1932.00 (in-state)
Other course fees - 675.00 (in-state)

Other Important Information

Students can register for the course as a non-degree student at any of the universities participating in the course. The tuition/fees above are estimated based at the cost of in-state resident registering for the course at West Chester University of PA. Course fees and tuition will vary between campuses and are dependent on the residency status of the enrolling student. Out-of-state tuition is higher. Priority registration is given to Pennsylvania students who apply by February 15, 2023. Students from outside of PA are encouraged to apply and will be considered for any open spaces on a rolling basis after March 1, 2023.

Contact Info

For more information, contact Daria Nikitina (DNikitina@wcupa.edu) or Sean R Cornell (srcornell@ship.edu)